S. Korea’s ‘The Interview’ DVD balloon drop plan a bust

March 23, 2015 7:36 AM

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South Korean activists had previously announced they would use giant balloons to launch 500,000 anti-North leaflets and 10,000 DVDs of the ‘The Interview’ — about a fictional CIA plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un — across the border on or around March 26. — Reuters picSEOUL, March 23 — South Korean activists today postponed plans to send thousands of copies of the Hollywood movie “The Interview” to North Korea, following criticism from Seoul and dire warnings of military reprisals from Pyongyang.

The activists had previously announced they would use giant balloons to launch 500,000 anti-North leaflets and 10,000 DVDs of the comedy — about a fictional CIA plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un — across the border on or around March 26.